tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post5247329008594980034..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Who is The Legionnaire?Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1177267201551634572022-11-11T23:23:01.492-05:002022-11-11T23:23:01.492-05:00You raise an angle that hadn't occurred to me,...You raise an angle that hadn't occurred to me, Jack: which one of the male Legionnaires would know English in additional to Interlac?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-63732700372836842922022-11-11T22:12:26.881-05:002022-11-11T22:12:26.881-05:00Possibly in favor of Colossal Boy, Gim is one of t...Possibly in favor of Colossal Boy, Gim is one of the few Legionaires actually hailing from our solar system–Mars, as I recall–and has actual ancestors on Earth. (Ignoring all that "Valor colonizes the galaxy with meta-Earthlings" stuff.) That gives him a stronger connection to the Golden Age than the alien-but-human-looking Legionnaires like Ultra Boy and Cosmic Boy.<br /><br />-- Jack of SpadesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-7639561309091334402022-11-11T20:59:41.374-05:002022-11-11T20:59:41.374-05:00It's been established that Wonder Woman was ac...It's been established that Wonder Woman was active in the Golden Age. See WW #750.DanielThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595041630856975204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-73066587677486786712022-11-11T18:36:29.078-05:002022-11-11T18:36:29.078-05:00I'm hoping for Ultra Boy. He's long been a...I'm hoping for Ultra Boy. He's long been a favorite of mine. I like the fact that his powers have limitations and take some thought to use effectively. And, as Anonymous notes, he'd be an effective Superman stand-in without overshadowing the rest of the team. <br /><br />Timber Wolf has been depicted with Wolverine hair for a while now, so that seems unlikely. Chemical King? That could be interesting based on his powers, but his powers, while interesting, are obscure. Bryan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358102127982954750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-20678672327809981422022-11-11T18:10:56.274-05:002022-11-11T18:10:56.274-05:00You make a really good point that Johns wouldn'...You make a really good point that Johns wouldn't pop a Legionnaire into the Golden Age unless it served a purpose. The biggest purpose I can think of is plugging the holes left by the lack of a Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. I know that they clumsily tried with Iron Munro and other characters to fill the void, but I don't know that they ever quite succeeded.<br /><br />I feel like the most important of the three to introduce from the future, would be a Superman analog. A fairly literal Man of Tomorrow. A Batman replacement is a possibility, but why send a guy from the future to do that? It doesn't quite add up. <br /><br />Let me toss out this crazy possibility. You know how there are occasional Silver Age tales about distant descendants of Superman and/or Batman? What if it's one of them?<br /><br />Super outside chance: it's Halk Kar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-49562193239041540552022-11-11T13:36:01.360-05:002022-11-11T13:36:01.360-05:00Two giants who are Jewish teaming up? I could see ...Two giants who are Jewish teaming up? I could see Johns doing that, especially if the story is set during WWII. I haven’t read the comic or know the premise of the upcoming Stargirl series, so I don’t know if a modern JSA/ original JSA time-travel team-up in in the cards. <br /><br />What would Cosmic Boy or Lightning Lad add? I don’t have an answer, unless Johns wants Garth to say something like “Let me show you Ratzis a real bitzkrieg!” <br /><br />- Mike LoughlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-47827942371370406432022-11-11T12:35:29.609-05:002022-11-11T12:35:29.609-05:00"but I can’t see it. "
I see what you d..."but I can’t see it. "<br /><br />I see what you did there.<br /><br />The last thing Cos or Garth needs is more prominence. Cos is the Leader of the Founder and the Founder of all Leaders; Garth is the center of one of, if not the, most iconic legends of the Legion. Vain showy pop-star Sun Boy would be a crashingly bad fit in the Golden Age. <br /><br />But again... what would those guest-stars accomplish? No, GJ doesn't do stunt-casting. There's no way he's going to resist putting the Legion's only Jewish member with the JSA's only Jewish member.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-29367262709606441492022-11-11T11:50:36.060-05:002022-11-11T11:50:36.060-05:00Colossal Boy is a possibility. Thinking of the oth...Colossal Boy is a possibility. Thinking of the other classic Legionnaires:<br /><br />Brainiac 5 - probably not. He’s green & that was unlikely to fly with the public in the ‘40s (although he could disguise himself). They already have a genius character, making him redundant.<br /><br />Element Lad - somewhat likely, as his powers are unique and he hasn’t already been to the past solo. Unlike…<br /><br />Star Boy- but Johns did that already, so why bother?<br /><br />Sun Boy - sucks. I hope it’s not him. I would take the lack of collar on the costume to be a hint, but they can give him any costume they want so it’s not a viable clue.<br /><br />Cosmic Boy - another unique power, and another stronger possibility. <br /><br />Lightning Lad - same. <br /><br />Invisible Kid 1 - I guess it could be him, but I can’t see it. <br /><br />(Even I groaned at that)<br /><br />As with the costume, the hair style could be just be how the artist chose to draw it and not a hint. If the hair is any clue (it looks vaguely wild and fiery), I’m leaning toward Lightning Lad of friggin’ Sun Boy. <br /><br />- Mike LoughlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com